The word technology is applied generally or to specific areas:

Of course, any phone can talk and text, so when people are choosing a phone they are generally considering two things: the network and the available applications. The best network for you depends mainly on where you live and where you travel, and now that the iPhone is available for both AT&T and Verizon, you can make those choices more independently.

But when most people think about applications, what they’re really thinking about are games.

Screencast video is great. You just record what’s on your computer screen. You don’t have to worry about video cameras, lighting or even what you look like. And screencast videos can be just as powerful…sometimes even more powerful…than regular on-camera video.